Korea is celebrating Arbor Day on this Saturday,.. and to mark the annual holiday, numerous tree planting events have been taking place around the country.
President Park Geun-hye joined in as well, planting a commemorative tree in the garden of the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae.
Speaking to staff at the event, President Park stressed the importance of planting trees, adding that the Korean people have made painstaking efforts to restock the nation's forests in the six decades that have passed since the end of the Korean War.